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that president obama after his first debate had to come back strong. what he was doing to try to get votes was to re-energize the base. that job was begun last week by vice president joe biden. he was accused of being too aggressive, too interrupting too often. but the democrats loved it. and there may have been a turnaround in the polls for the democrats or at least a stopping of the loss of support. for governor romney, he had a strong performance the first debate. he had a strong performance last night. and, of course, they are hoping to keep the momentum going. what happens in the days leading up to the election, we'll see. >> we'll see what happens in round 3 with bob schieffer from cbs news in the third debate. thank you, randall pinkston. >>> while the national poll gave the president a 7-point edge in the debate, he fared better in california, a democratic state. 56% said the president was the clear winner. 32% felt romney won while 12% called it a draw. the poll was conducted by surveyusa exclusively for eyewitness news. >> so who do you think
that president obama after his first debate had to come back strong. what he was doing to try to get votes was to re-energize the base. that job was begun last week by vice president joe biden. he was accused of being too aggressive, too interrupting too often. but the democrats loved it. and there may have been a turnaround in the polls for the democrats or at least a stopping of the loss of support. for governor romney, he had a strong performance the first debate. he had a strong performance...
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. >> reporter: the obama campaign admits it needs a change in strategy for the next two debates. president obama held back from attacking romney during the debate but that changed when he returned to the campaign trail. >> i almost got to watch out. >> reporter: the president attacked romney's plan to cut subsidies to pbs and his position was so different from what he said in the past he didn't recognize who he was debating. >> whoever was on stage last night doesn't want to be held accountable for what mitt romney has been saying in the last year. >> vice president biden gave the romney campaign another nugget to jump on. >> obama and biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. yes we do. >> reporter: biden said the super wealthy needs to pay more. romney says that will kill jobs. another wild card in this race comes later this morning. the government releases its september unemployment report. experts see that jobless rate rising from the current 8.1%. >> we'll be talking about that a little later. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you so much. word this morning that a r
. >> reporter: the obama campaign admits it needs a change in strategy for the next two debates. president obama held back from attacking romney during the debate but that changed when he returned to the campaign trail. >> i almost got to watch out. >> reporter: the president attacked romney's plan to cut subsidies to pbs and his position was so different from what he said in the past he didn't recognize who he was debating. >> whoever was on stage last night doesn't...
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the live tv audience for the first obama-romney debate is expected to be about 60 million people. that's roughly half the number expected to vote in the election. the combination of shrinking finances and rising crime is forcing drastic change on camden, new jersey, a small city just across the delaware from philadelphia. tony guida has the details of a reorganization plan that would take veteran cops off the beat permanently. >> reporter: if camden had its own postcards, the picture would look look a lot like this-- police responding to the scene of a crime. with just 77,000 residents and 1500 violent crimes and 48 murders this year alone, camden has been called one of the most dangerous cities in america. now, in an unprecedented move, the hard-pressed city is planning to fire its police department. >> our hope is to start something that makes sense, to start to diminish crime in a way that people say, "oh, wait a minute. it's not the same old camden." >> reporter: ian leonard says what camden needs is more police on the street. under the union contract, the city can't afford th
the live tv audience for the first obama-romney debate is expected to be about 60 million people. that's roughly half the number expected to vote in the election. the combination of shrinking finances and rising crime is forcing drastic change on camden, new jersey, a small city just across the delaware from philadelphia. tony guida has the details of a reorganization plan that would take veteran cops off the beat permanently. >> reporter: if camden had its own postcards, the picture...
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debates between vice presidential candidates aren't supposed to matter but after president obama's poor debate performance last week, the faceoff between joe biden and paul ryan has turned it into a high stakes affair. in colorado president obama held a slim lead in september now romney has a one-point edge. in wisconsin the president was leading by six points last month, he leads romney by just three points now. in virginia the president continues to hold on to a small lead. tara mergener is in washington following all of this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. boy the pressure sure is on tonight particularly for joe biden who will be trying to gain ground following that first presidential debate. paul ryan will be trying to keep up his campaign's new momentum. paul ryan arrived in kentucky ahead of his first nationally televised debate. the number two man on the gop ticket told reporters earlier in florida voters will see a clear choice when he faces off against vice president joe biden. >> joe biden has been on the stage before. he's been on these big stages. it's my fi
debates between vice presidential candidates aren't supposed to matter but after president obama's poor debate performance last week, the faceoff between joe biden and paul ryan has turned it into a high stakes affair. in colorado president obama held a slim lead in september now romney has a one-point edge. in wisconsin the president was leading by six points last month, he leads romney by just three points now. in virginia the president continues to hold on to a small lead. tara mergener is...
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how mitt romney and president obama are getting ready for a second debate. a town hall style forum on tuesday. >>> the giants are gearing up for the national league championship series. >> back in the bay area, starting out with foggy skies. in the meantime, getting over to phil and ann. >> it's 7:30, sunday, the 14th of october. >> we have a lot of news and talk to cover in our next hour. of course, we're going have the elections. >> the debates. >> we have the chairman of the republican party and willie brown in studio. it's going to to be a lively discussion. >> the sports front as well. we're looking at that. we have the 49ers in town. it's pretty busy. the top of the news, president obama and mitt romney are g earing up for their second debate. >> mr. obama is preparing in virginia while mitt romney plans to practice in boston. we have the latest on the race. >> reporter: paul ryan tailgated with football fans in ohio while mitt romney rallied supporters. the team fanned out across the key battleground states. >> if we get ohio, we'll take back america.
how mitt romney and president obama are getting ready for a second debate. a town hall style forum on tuesday. >>> the giants are gearing up for the national league championship series. >> back in the bay area, starting out with foggy skies. in the meantime, getting over to phil and ann. >> it's 7:30, sunday, the 14th of october. >> we have a lot of news and talk to cover in our next hour. of course, we're going have the elections. >> the debates. >> we...
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polls show president obama won the final two debates, but it's unclear whether his performance will result in a slowing or reversal of the support that mitt romney has been enjoying since the first debate. reporting live in boca raton, florida, i'm randall pinkston. back to you. >> and randall, a quick question. let's talk style. this was quite a bit different from debate number 2 especially with mitt romney. >> reporter: keeping them seats prevented some of the finger- pointing. but mitt romney was much less contentious and even agreeing with president obama more than we have heard him in this entire debate series. there was also a difference with president obama. he was assertive in the second debate and even more so in this one trying to match and point out what he considered to be romney's contradictions throughout last night's debate. >> time to get to work now. they have two weeks to go. thank you, so much, randall pinkston live in boca raton, florida. >>> for campaign coverage anytime at your convenience, log on to our website, cbssf.com. >>> pg&e reportedly tells regulators some of
polls show president obama won the final two debates, but it's unclear whether his performance will result in a slowing or reversal of the support that mitt romney has been enjoying since the first debate. reporting live in boca raton, florida, i'm randall pinkston. back to you. >> and randall, a quick question. let's talk style. this was quite a bit different from debate number 2 especially with mitt romney. >> reporter: keeping them seats prevented some of the finger- pointing....
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from that first debate. the challenge for mitt romney is to live up to the high expectations he set in that initial match-up. the stage is set at hofstra university for the second presidential debate. >> i can't even describe how excited i am. >> reporter: the town hall style format will feature 80 randomly selected voters in the audience. all of them will have questions prepared, but only 11 will get to ask them. >> it's going to be fun to watch. maybe more fun for you than for me. >> reporter: mitt romney is coming off what many consider a win in the first debate. he spent monday in boston working with ohio senator rob portman, who has been playing president obama in debate preps. >> how did it go, senator? >> great. >> reporter: president obama spent the day at a resort in williamsburg, virginia. he's promised to be more aggressive in refuting romney's claims, but political analysts warn that because voters will be asking the questions, being too aggressive could be seen as a negative. >> it's a very, ver
from that first debate. the challenge for mitt romney is to live up to the high expectations he set in that initial match-up. the stage is set at hofstra university for the second presidential debate. >> i can't even describe how excited i am. >> reporter: the town hall style format will feature 80 randomly selected voters in the audience. all of them will have questions prepared, but only 11 will get to ask them. >> it's going to be fun to watch. maybe more fun for you than...
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president obama and mitt romney debate two more times this month. they will answer questions in a town hall style debate october 16th and debate foreign affairs on october 22nd. overseas now an escalating violence between turkey and syria. overnight turkey launched artillery strikes into syria. several syrian soldiers have been killed. artillery attacks were retaliation for mortar fire that landed in a turkish border down killing civilians. nato held an emergency meeting to asking syria to end the violations of international law. >> reporter: turkey took action against syria after a deadly shelling from the syrian side hit a turkish border town. among the dead a 6-year-old boy. several people were also injured including a police officer. turkey says it retaliated in points in syria detected with radar. the united states is in contact with turkish officials. >> it's a very dangerous situation. all responsible nations need to band together to persuade the assad regime to have a cease-fire. >> reporter: parts of the syrian city of lipo laid in rubles.
president obama and mitt romney debate two more times this month. they will answer questions in a town hall style debate october 16th and debate foreign affairs on october 22nd. overseas now an escalating violence between turkey and syria. overnight turkey launched artillery strikes into syria. several syrian soldiers have been killed. artillery attacks were retaliation for mortar fire that landed in a turkish border down killing civilians. nato held an emergency meeting to asking syria to end...
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. >>> tonight president obama and mitt romney will be on the same stage for the second of three debates. mr. obama is promising a more spirited performance compared with the first they saw which was widely viewed as a big win for romney. randall pinkston report from the campus at hofstra university. >> reporter: the stage is set for the second presidential debate. the town hall style format will feature 80 randomly selected voters in the audience. all of them will have questions prepared but eleven will get to ask them. >> it's going to be fun to watch. >> reporter: mitt romney is coming off what many consider a win in the first debate. he spent monday in boston working with ohio senator rob portman who has been playing president obama in debate preps. >> allow did it go senator? >> reporter: president obama spent the day in williamsburg virginia, he's promised to be more aggressive in refuting claims. and political analysts warn that because the voters will be asking the questions, being too aggressive could be seen as negative. >> it's a difficult type of attorneys prepare for. >> rep
. >>> tonight president obama and mitt romney will be on the same stage for the second of three debates. mr. obama is promising a more spirited performance compared with the first they saw which was widely viewed as a big win for romney. randall pinkston report from the campus at hofstra university. >> reporter: the stage is set for the second presidential debate. the town hall style format will feature 80 randomly selected voters in the audience. all of them will have questions...
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how al gore's explaining about president obama's debate performance. coming up. >> plus a warning before you enjoy that second cup of joe, frank, listen up, how it could harm your vision. >> i'm only on one. >>> and they are called man's best friend for a reason. why this pooch -- or what this pooch did when his owner was hospitalized. coming your way. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> big week here in the bay area. check out fleet week. partly cloudy skies, cool, hoping for a little sunshine, too. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> and so far, so good, a nice friday morning on the roads. our bay area bridges checking in problem-free. traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >>> thank you. well, researchers are recommending you limit how much caffeinated coffee you drink. their study found that people who drink at least three cups of coffee with caffeine a day had an increased risk of developing glaucoma. that could lead to blindness. the study involved more than 100,000 men and women. >>> now to a story of loyalty, courage and perseverance that can only c
how al gore's explaining about president obama's debate performance. coming up. >> plus a warning before you enjoy that second cup of joe, frank, listen up, how it could harm your vision. >> i'm only on one. >>> and they are called man's best friend for a reason. why this pooch -- or what this pooch did when his owner was hospitalized. coming your way. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> big week here in the bay area. check out fleet week. partly cloudy skies, cool, hoping for a...
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it was a very different exchange from the first debate. >>> reporter: president obama and mitt romney wasted no time going after each other in the second debate. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut the -- >> i'm happy to answer the question... >> reporter: in a snap poll of uncommitted voters 37% said president obama won the debate. >> i do think we'll get a bounce from this? yeah. how much? we'll have to see. >> reporter: romney gained a lot of momentum in the polls following the first debate and the his campaign aides say his performance last night will help him continue his surge. >> you're going to see the momentum continue here. i think a lot of the undecided voters who tuned in tonight heard from the governor himself how he would perform as president of the united states. >> reporter: romney comes out on top when voters were asked who would do a better job with the economy. president obama can claim victory on the question of who would be better for the middle class. >> foreign policy played a key role in
it was a very different exchange from the first debate. >>> reporter: president obama and mitt romney wasted no time going after each other in the second debate. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut the -- >> i'm happy to answer the question... >> reporter: in a snap poll of uncommitted voters 37% said president obama won the debate. >> i do think we'll get a bounce from this? yeah....
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. >> i recall very well being on a debate stage i think about 25 times with then-senator obama, debating this very issue. after the election, he asked me to become secretary of state. >> reporter: but sanders came to clinton's rescue on the issue that has dogged her the most. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> thank you. me, too. me, too. ( laughter ) >> reporter: some people are going to say you gave her a big gift. >> i don't know i gave her a big gift. what i said was true-- let us talk about the real issues. >> reporter: of the three candidates polling near zero, former maryland governor martin o'malley had the strongest night. >> we passed comprehensive gun safety legislation... >> reporter: if vice president joe biden was hoping for a front-runner to falter, it didn't happen, and clinton's campaign manager said today it's time for him to make up his mind. all biden shared today was this brief assessment of the night. >> i was proud. i thought they all did well. >> reporter: biden's backers insist there is still room for him in this race
. >> i recall very well being on a debate stage i think about 25 times with then-senator obama, debating this very issue. after the election, he asked me to become secretary of state. >> reporter: but sanders came to clinton's rescue on the issue that has dogged her the most. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> thank you. me, too. me, too. ( laughter ) >> reporter: some people are going to say you gave her a big gift....
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president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> i had a question and the question was how much -- mr. president, did you look at your pension? have you looked at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> whether it was misleading or instead whether we just didn't know what happened you have to ask yourself why didn't we know? >> the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> while at the same time hundreds gather to pay their respects to slain ambassador chris stevens. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 17, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm vinita nair. the second presidential debate of campaign 2012 turned out to be a contentious politica
president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> i had a question and the question was how much -- mr. president, did you look at your pension? have you looked at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over...
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who told me that obama jetted out very, very quickly after the debate was over even more quickly than he was scheduled to actually. so maybe it was because he was eager to get on with his anniversary celebration but he clearly did not wish to be in the debate hall for one second longer than he had to be last night. >> i noticed that the romneys were still on stage and the crowd was cheering and the president was gone already. melissa griffin, live in denver, thank you. >> we'll see what the independent voters have to say. that's the big question. >>> developing news in san jose where police have two homicides to investigate from a violent night. a man was shot to death in east san jose about 12:30 this morning. a group was garbed outside a home when some people with rags on their faces opened fire. there was another murder on south second street in downtown san jose. police were called about a fight there. they found a man unconscious at the time. got little to the hospital. he didn't make it. no word on suspects or motive. >>> a new roman catholic archbishop of san francisco will be
who told me that obama jetted out very, very quickly after the debate was over even more quickly than he was scheduled to actually. so maybe it was because he was eager to get on with his anniversary celebration but he clearly did not wish to be in the debate hall for one second longer than he had to be last night. >> i noticed that the romneys were still on stage and the crowd was cheering and the president was gone already. melissa griffin, live in denver, thank you. >> we'll see...
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cbs reporter randall pinkston has highlights from the final obama romney debate last night in florida. >>> reporter: this was the third and final debate and president obama saved his sharpest attacks for the end. >> every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> reporter: viewers seemed to respond to the president. a cbs news snap poll of the debate shows 53% of uncommitted voters believed the president won. >> you saw a very strong president, a strong and steady president with a clear vision. you had an unsteady romney. >> reporter: romney's best score came on the issue of china. >> i want a great relationship are china. china can be our partner. but that doesn't mean they can just roll all over us and steal our jobs on an unfair basis. >> reporter: even on that issue romney only managed to tie president obama. >> perhaps the most memorable line of the night came when president obama and mitt romney were debating cuts to the military budget. >> our navy is smaller now than anytime since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships to carry
cbs reporter randall pinkston has highlights from the final obama romney debate last night in florida. >>> reporter: this was the third and final debate and president obama saved his sharpest attacks for the end. >> every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> reporter: viewers seemed to respond to the president. a cbs news snap poll of the debate shows 53% of uncommitted voters believed the president won. >> you...
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the second debate between president obama and mitt romney is now just hours away. this time it will be a town hall format at a college on long island. randall pinkston joins us live from hofstra university. >> reporter: good morning, governor romney will be trying to build on support he's receiving since the first debate when he had a strong showing against president obama making the case the obama administration isn't capable of fixing the problems. and obama will argue unemployment is better, housing starts, and certainly he will be talking about all of the met tricks, consumer conference that the nation is headed in the right direction and there's no time to change. the stage is set at hofstra university for the second presidential debate. >> i can't describe how excited i am. >> reporter: the town hall style format will feature 80 selected voters in the audience. all will have questions prepared but eleven will get to ask them. >> it's going to be fun to watch, maybe more fun for you than me. >> mitt romney is coming off what many consider a win in the first de
the second debate between president obama and mitt romney is now just hours away. this time it will be a town hall format at a college on long island. randall pinkston joins us live from hofstra university. >> reporter: good morning, governor romney will be trying to build on support he's receiving since the first debate when he had a strong showing against president obama making the case the obama administration isn't capable of fixing the problems. and obama will argue unemployment is...
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president obama and mitt romney prepae for their next debate. how mister obama plans to changs tactics. and fearless felix living uo his name. the leap that's helped him land a spot in te record books. join us for cbs 5 eyewitnes, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, thunderstorms, 75 degrees. atlanta, morning showers, 74. st. louis, mostly sunny, 70 degrees. denver, partly sunny 77 and seattle rain 61 degrees. >>> dozens of people were hurt at a fireworks accident in china. some of the fireworks fell on to the crowd saturday. about 100 people were injured. many suffering skin burns. some were hospitalized. police are trying to determine the cause of the accident. >>> in italy at least three days of pre-trial hearings are scheduled to begin today in the "costa concordia" disaster. the ship's captain francesco schettino is expected to attend. he has said he's not fully to blame for the disaster. the ship struck a rock and capsized when it sailed close to shore last january. 32 people were killed. sa
president obama and mitt romney prepae for their next debate. how mister obama plans to changs tactics. and fearless felix living uo his name. the leap that's helped him land a spot in te record books. join us for cbs 5 eyewitnes, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, thunderstorms, 75 degrees. atlanta, morning showers, 74. st. louis, mostly sunny, 70 degrees. denver, partly sunny 77 and seattle rain 61 degrees. >>> dozens of...
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. >>> president obama's and gearing up for the presidential debates. plus a i imagine massive colorado wildfire. >>> and a new-found career for a mike tyson, good morning bay area. if they're just waking up mostly clear skies. temperatures are chilly and spots right now. we are looking at numbers in the '40's and 50's, it's going to be a hot one, coming up. >>> 880 through 0 quin as you pass the coliseum is looking good through the stretch. we will look at your morning commute coming up. >>> 445 right now. the federal reserve meets today and tomorrow to consider the slumping economy. the move repute reports that indicate a slow economy. >>> carry will take on the role of republican mitt romney during debate preparations against president obama. >>> good morning. i could tell you that they've got three debates coming up in the fall. president obama and the presumptive republican nominee will have a showdown. carey's job is to mimic the eat presumptive republican nominee. he will and dissipate the speaking style. kerrey has plenty of experience. he took
. >>> president obama's and gearing up for the presidential debates. plus a i imagine massive colorado wildfire. >>> and a new-found career for a mike tyson, good morning bay area. if they're just waking up mostly clear skies. temperatures are chilly and spots right now. we are looking at numbers in the '40's and 50's, it's going to be a hot one, coming up. >>> 880 through 0 quin as you pass the coliseum is looking good through the stretch. we will look at your...
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i'm betty ngyuen. >>> today, president obama dives into the debate over federal debt. mr. obama will outline his plan for tackling the debt which now tops $14 trillion. the debate will play a leading role in the upcoming election. joel brown is in washington with a preview. good morning, joel. what are the details around this debt reduction? >> reporter: betty, i think both sides are going to have some issues with this. if you thought last week's budget battle that almost shut down the government was tough, this will be even tougher. president obama's deficit reduction plan is expected to include a mix of spending cuts and tax hikes. >> the point is that balance is essential. the burden has to be shared by everyone. >> reporter: in a speech this afternoon, he'll push for reforms to the nation's costly medicare and medicaid programs and an end to bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. the president's proposal is vastly different from the one republican congressman paul ryan unveiled last week. >> this is the path to prosperity. >> reporter: ryan's plan trims more t
i'm betty ngyuen. >>> today, president obama dives into the debate over federal debt. mr. obama will outline his plan for tackling the debt which now tops $14 trillion. the debate will play a leading role in the upcoming election. joel brown is in washington with a preview. good morning, joel. what are the details around this debt reduction? >> reporter: betty, i think both sides are going to have some issues with this. if you thought last week's budget battle that almost shut...
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president obama and mitt romney have their third and final debate tonight. the focus is foreign affairs. >> in florida romney took a debate to watch a touch football game between his staff and the traveling press. >>> meanwhile president obama finished preparations in camp david. >>> this morning a poll shows romney closing the gap in ohio, one of the most important swing states. in the last month the president's lead among likely ohio voters have shrunk from ten points to five. cbs news political analyst and republican strategist frank luntz is here. good morning. is ohio in play for romney? >> ohio is in play. wisconsin is in play. and if any candidate wins both of those states, the next president of the united states, regardless what the popular vote does if you split. that's probably good news for mitt romney. it's not about 50 states. it's about two. >> does foreign policy make a difference? >> it makes a difference in terms of how they pivot. how do you define national security? can you define it in terms of debt, deficit, a weak economy is weak securi
president obama and mitt romney have their third and final debate tonight. the focus is foreign affairs. >> in florida romney took a debate to watch a touch football game between his staff and the traveling press. >>> meanwhile president obama finished preparations in camp david. >>> this morning a poll shows romney closing the gap in ohio, one of the most important swing states. in the last month the president's lead among likely ohio voters have shrunk from ten points...
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let's talk about that debate because obama did have a lackluster performance in that debate. are they concerned? what are they saying about whether he'll change his strategy, his practice sessions et cetera? >> they tried on wednesday night at the debate to pretend things were really all right. they final on thursday confessed, yes, he'd had a bad night. david axelrod, one of his main advisors says you're going to see a shift in tactics. another adviser, david plouffe says you're going to see a different barack obama in the next debate with mitt romney. they know that the president has to, as one adviser put it to me off the record has to bring it really the next time without being unpresidential. that's the trick. >> the stakes are high. there's another debate with vice president biden and paul ryan. bill plante, thanks so much. now back to gail and charlie in new york. >>> american airlines has a new explanation for those seats that have fallen apart in mid flight. american is fixing seats on 48 of its 757 jets. dozens of flights are canceled today. 50 flights were canceled
let's talk about that debate because obama did have a lackluster performance in that debate. are they concerned? what are they saying about whether he'll change his strategy, his practice sessions et cetera? >> they tried on wednesday night at the debate to pretend things were really all right. they final on thursday confessed, yes, he'd had a bad night. david axelrod, one of his main advisors says you're going to see a shift in tactics. another adviser, david plouffe says you're going to...
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and president obama became the romney of the first debate. he was taking it to him every chance he got trying to lay out where they differed on positions and where romney had been inconsistent. voters will have a lot to chew on as they prepare to make their decision next month. >> he will with they got two weeks to do it. no more debates. randall pinkston live in florida, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >> we have some more post- debate numbers here. a cbs 5 survey of independent voters here in california suggests there was no clear winner last night actually. 47% telling surveyusa that president obama woman while 44% felt that mr. romney won. again these poll numbers reflect independent voters in our state of california. for presidential campaign coverage anytime, of course, at your convenience, log on to our website, cbssf.com. >>> in other news, pg&e reportedly tells some regulators of its pipes in the bay area are safe but there is no proof they were tested and cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is in concord where one of these unsuspect
and president obama became the romney of the first debate. he was taking it to him every chance he got trying to lay out where they differed on positions and where romney had been inconsistent. voters will have a lot to chew on as they prepare to make their decision next month. >> he will with they got two weeks to do it. no more debates. randall pinkston live in florida, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >> we have some more post- debate numbers here. a cbs 5 survey of...
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mitt romney's praise early and often for his debate performance for his debate against president obama and a prank call at ashton kutcher's house puts the spotlight on swatting. but first, here's a look at what we've been watching on "cbs this morning." >> we know that the path we're taking is not working. it's time for a new path. >> the question here tonight is not where we've been but where we're going. >> the first of the three presidential debates is over. most of the people who watched it say governor mitt romney got the upper hand. >> romney did what he needed to do, and here is this morning's "denver post" saying that romney may have well changed the dynamics of this race. >> conservatives who were worried about romney, not sure if he was on kind of a long-term slide, are now very excited. >>> the violence in syria has spread into neighboring turkey. the fear is that it could escalate into a military conflict. that would be massively destabilizing for the middle east and could draw in the u.s. >> this hasn't been done in 45 years. miguel cabrera is now taking his place alongsid
mitt romney's praise early and often for his debate performance for his debate against president obama and a prank call at ashton kutcher's house puts the spotlight on swatting. but first, here's a look at what we've been watching on "cbs this morning." >> we know that the path we're taking is not working. it's time for a new path. >> the question here tonight is not where we've been but where we're going. >> the first of the three presidential debates is over. most...
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. >>> lawrence thank you, it's under 12 hours until the second debate between president obama and mitt romney this time it will be a town hall format at a college on long island. randall pinkston joins us live at hofstra university. >> good morning. michelle. expect governor romney to e try to repeat his performance on the first debate especially for going up in the polls. meanwhile president obama will be more energized trying to point out the accomplishments of his administration and what he calls dishonesty in the romney campaign. >> reporter: the stage is set for the second presidential debate. it will feature 80 randomly selected voters in the audience. all of them will have questions prepared but only eleven will get to ask them. >> it's going to be fun to watch. >> reporter: mitt romney is coming off what many consider a win in the first debate. he spent monday in boston working with ohio senator rob portman who's been playing president obama in debate preps. >> how did it go senator? >> great. >> reporter: president obama spent the day in williamsburg virginia. he promised to b
. >>> lawrence thank you, it's under 12 hours until the second debate between president obama and mitt romney this time it will be a town hall format at a college on long island. randall pinkston joins us live at hofstra university. >> good morning. michelle. expect governor romney to e try to repeat his performance on the first debate especially for going up in the polls. meanwhile president obama will be more energized trying to point out the accomplishments of his...
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. >> last night's debate several attacked obama's record on health care and immigration. >> you do nothing to hold the insurance companies to task for what they have been doing to american families. >> the issues came up with all of the deportations, you were vice president of the united states. i didn't hear if you tried to stop it or not. >> then there was the anticipated rematch between biden and senator kamala harris. this time he raised concerns about her health care plan. >> the plan in ten years will cost $3 trillion. you will lose your employer-based insurance. >> she also spent the day in detroit. >> were you surprised? >> if you are considered a frontrunner you should be prepared to take the hits. >> the father of two american teenagers accused of killing an italian playoff visited their sons for the first time in a prison cell in rome. they are accused of stabbing the unarmed officer after he responded to a call for help. they could face life in prison if convicted. >> swar >> can you tell us how you are feeling? >> his son has confessed to killing the officer. he was stabbed 11
. >> last night's debate several attacked obama's record on health care and immigration. >> you do nothing to hold the insurance companies to task for what they have been doing to american families. >> the issues came up with all of the deportations, you were vice president of the united states. i didn't hear if you tried to stop it or not. >> then there was the anticipated rematch between biden and senator kamala harris. this time he raised concerns about her health...
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. >> every single one of us is better than barack obama. >> mitchell: at last night's republican debate, candidates take on the white house and each other, on everything from iran's nuclear program to the definition of torture. jan crawford will have the latest. president obama on the eve of one asia-pacific summit is trodding world leaders to address the iranian challenge, llrah o donell there. ingk who's taking charge. we'll meet the recent college grad who was elected mayor last reek at the age of 22. and you've heard the voice at the voiort. >> ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. >> mitchell: tonight lee cowan introduces you to the woman honend the microphone. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" eveningss mitchell. wi >> mitchell: and good evening. one day after the latest republican presidential debate, the candidates and the white whuse continue to trade attacks. that debate, seen here on cbs last night, was seen as make-or- maeak for some candidates. and they saved most of their punches for the obama heministration. chief political correspondent ja
. >> every single one of us is better than barack obama. >> mitchell: at last night's republican debate, candidates take on the white house and each other, on everything from iran's nuclear program to the definition of torture. jan crawford will have the latest. president obama on the eve of one asia-pacific summit is trodding world leaders to address the iranian challenge, llrah o donell there. ingk who's taking charge. we'll meet the recent college grad who was elected mayor last...
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. >>> the first debate between mitt romney and barack obama is one day away. both candidates are behind closed doors getting ready. the outcome of the debates could help decide the election. but both campaigns are downplaying expectation. cbs reporter tara mergener has more from the white house. >> reporter: workers are setting the stage for wednesday night's presidential debate at the university of denver. both candidates are behind closed doors today getting ready. mitt romney is preparing in colorado and the latest polls show he is trailing the president in most swing states. >> we can do this. >> reporter: his running mate paul ryan is on a bus tour working to sway voters in iowa. >> our goal is to earn your support. we want to deserve this victory. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is in the battleground state of north carolina today while president obama studies for the debate in nevada. he is holding practice sessions with former presidential candidate john kerry, playing the part of mitt romney. on monday, the president called campaign volunteers a
. >>> the first debate between mitt romney and barack obama is one day away. both candidates are behind closed doors getting ready. the outcome of the debates could help decide the election. but both campaigns are downplaying expectation. cbs reporter tara mergener has more from the white house. >> reporter: workers are setting the stage for wednesday night's presidential debate at the university of denver. both candidates are behind closed doors today getting ready. mitt romney...
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i think these debates are like presents under the christmas tree for president obama. they want more and more americans to watch these debates where mitt romney managed to make a mistake where he said he would bet $10,000 with rick perry. the democratic national committee was delighted by that remark. they got it trending worldwide on twitter. "what 10-k would buy," essentially. then they had newt gingrich delivering their best line of attack on mitt romney when newt gingrich said to mitt romney the "only reason you're not a career politician is because you lost to ted kennedy." that has been one of the central focuses of democratic national committee is to paint not only mitt romney as a flip-flopper, but as a career politician someone who has been running for office for 20 years. >> schieffer: they're shifting some of it toward gingrich. >> absolutely. in fact, the democratic national committee just this morning put out their first web ad attacking newt gingrich. i talked to a senior advisor to the president this morning that said they were surprised that gingrich ma
i think these debates are like presents under the christmas tree for president obama. they want more and more americans to watch these debates where mitt romney managed to make a mistake where he said he would bet $10,000 with rick perry. the democratic national committee was delighted by that remark. they got it trending worldwide on twitter. "what 10-k would buy," essentially. then they had newt gingrich delivering their best line of attack on mitt romney when newt gingrich said to...
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/romney debate. we are getting an early idea of how the audience scored this match. >> reporter: that's right. a big night in politics, right? and in a cbs news flash full of uncommitted voters that was taken immediately after the debate, 53% said that they believe president obama won. 23% bheefd that romney was the -- believed that romney was the winner that time around and 24% said it was a tie. and while tonight was supposed to be about foreign affairs, both candidate brought up domestic policy repeatedly. it is the final debate and it didn't take long for the punches to start flying. >> i congratulate him for going after al-qaeda but we can't kill ourselves out of this mess. >> a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest threat facing america you said russia. not al-qaeda, you said russia. in the 1980s or not, that's the foreign policy. the cold war has been over for years. >> i'm not going to wear rose colored glasses when it comes to russia. after the election he'll get more back bo
/romney debate. we are getting an early idea of how the audience scored this match. >> reporter: that's right. a big night in politics, right? and in a cbs news flash full of uncommitted voters that was taken immediately after the debate, 53% said that they believe president obama won. 23% bheefd that romney was the -- believed that romney was the winner that time around and 24% said it was a tie. and while tonight was supposed to be about foreign affairs, both candidate brought up...
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having their say at their first face-to-face debate. an exclusive cbs 5 surveyusa poll of adults in california shows that 48% believe romney won compared with 34% for president obama. 18% felt there was no clear winner. last night's forum in colorado focused mainly on the economy and other domestic issues. that debate took place at the university of denver, colorado being a big swing state in this election, as well. the focus of the debate was the economy. but big bird somehow got into the dialogue there. and, of course, as we mentioned, there were some polls that showed that romney came out ahead of the president on that first debate. bigad shaban joins us live from denver with some highlights from last night. [ pause ] >> reporter: good morning. it seems mitt romney may have got the boost he was hoping for after putting the president on the defensive all night. romney you wanted to his own successes as massachusetts governor but highlighted what he called the failed promises of the obama administration. >>> reporter: the first preside
having their say at their first face-to-face debate. an exclusive cbs 5 surveyusa poll of adults in california shows that 48% believe romney won compared with 34% for president obama. 18% felt there was no clear winner. last night's forum in colorado focused mainly on the economy and other domestic issues. that debate took place at the university of denver, colorado being a big swing state in this election, as well. the focus of the debate was the economy. but big bird somehow got into the...
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how president obama is weighing in on the debate. good morning, i'm grace lee and it's friday! >> yeah! hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. time is 4:30. you know, you have to forgive us. we love what we do but it's always nice to sleep in, you know? >> no kidding. >> friday is very important no matter what your job is, unless you work on the weekends. [ laughter ] >> i'll be quiet. go ahead. >> we'll move this show along then, right? let's speed it up. hey, we have some great weather coming our way. we have patchy fog coming our way very similar to yesterday. starting out with patchy fog ending with mostly sunny skies. 70s and 80s inland today, 60s inside the bay. and out at the coastline some 50s and low 60s. we'll check out that weekend forecast coming right up. right now, how about traffic? >> well, let's talk about this roadwork that's coming up later on this morning. it's not starting until 9:00 but they started it yesterday. i want to let you know, once again westbound and eastbound highway 4 for much of the day they are doing the striping work between san pablo avenue a
how president obama is weighing in on the debate. good morning, i'm grace lee and it's friday! >> yeah! hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. time is 4:30. you know, you have to forgive us. we love what we do but it's always nice to sleep in, you know? >> no kidding. >> friday is very important no matter what your job is, unless you work on the weekends. [ laughter ] >> i'll be quiet. go ahead. >> we'll move this show along then, right? let's speed it up. hey, we...
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president obama, mitt romney, getting feisty as each tries to get an edge in their second debate last night. the president promised to get more aggressive after his lackluster performance in this year's first presidential debate. he delivered and republican challenger romney equally fired up. here's cbs news reporter randall pinkston with the highlights. >>> reporter: president obama and mitt romney wasted little time going after each other in the second debate. >> there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut it? >> i'm happy to answer the question. >> reporter: in a snap poll of uncommitted voters 37% said president obama won the debate. >> do i think we'll get a bounce? yeah. >> reporter: romney gained momentum in the polls following first debate and he will continue the surge. >> you will see the momentum continue. i think a lot of undecided voters heard from the governor himself how he would perform as president of the united states. >> reporter: romney comes out on top when voters were asked who would do a better job wit
president obama, mitt romney, getting feisty as each tries to get an edge in their second debate last night. the president promised to get more aggressive after his lackluster performance in this year's first presidential debate. he delivered and republican challenger romney equally fired up. here's cbs news reporter randall pinkston with the highlights. >>> reporter: president obama and mitt romney wasted little time going after each other in the second debate. >> there were a...
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i do think in the debate ahead, talking to people in the obama camp, obama is going to try to remind people that there is a gap between what romney said in the debate and what he has or hasn't said previously. so he says, yeah, i'm for preexisting conditions, too, which is to get to the empathy issue that you're talking about. actually he's not for that. when he says trying to be more moderate, i'm not going to do anything to threaten abortion and his campaign has to come out-- >> i think that's where obama sees the opportunity. >> in the town hall debates, if that's the strategy barack obama takes he will lose that debate and this is why. romney will then say, "you were asked a question about where you stand and you turn and attack me, and that's all that you do." >> i don't think he doll that. do that. i disagree with frank on one thing. you describe us as ideological. i will argue common sense. we're talking about returning tax rates to where they were under the clinton era. we're talking about tax rates that reagan would have supported. we're talking about economic security that
i do think in the debate ahead, talking to people in the obama camp, obama is going to try to remind people that there is a gap between what romney said in the debate and what he has or hasn't said previously. so he says, yeah, i'm for preexisting conditions, too, which is to get to the empathy issue that you're talking about. actually he's not for that. when he says trying to be more moderate, i'm not going to do anything to threaten abortion and his campaign has to come out-- >> i think...
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newt not only won the debates, he convinced people that he could beat barack obama. and electability was the issue before south carolina primary, during the primary and on voting day. and newt won. he's the guy that we saw, 40% of us, the best to go into the arena and beat barack obama. governor romney did fine. rick perry did very well. he had some stumbles by romney. we had 600,000 people vote. the largest republican primary in history occurred yesterday. people were energized. they were looking close. they picked newt. this was newt winning more than anybody else losing. >> schieffer: are you ready to endorse him? those were very complimentary words. >> well, here's what i am willing to say. that newt gingrich has changed a lot in a positive way. this immigration issue is tough for our party, tough for our country. newt's putting on table an idea that, once you secure your borders and control who gets the job and you have to deal with the 12 million, we're going to have a rational system. most of them will have to go back. but if you've had a lady who has been her
newt not only won the debates, he convinced people that he could beat barack obama. and electability was the issue before south carolina primary, during the primary and on voting day. and newt won. he's the guy that we saw, 40% of us, the best to go into the arena and beat barack obama. governor romney did fine. rick perry did very well. he had some stumbles by romney. we had 600,000 people vote. the largest republican primary in history occurred yesterday. people were energized. they were...
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tonight president obama and mitt romney meet for the final debate. >> last chance for undecided voters to see both candidates take on foreign policy. randall pinkston has more from boca raton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank and juliette. expect mitt romney to talk about a robust foreign policy with a strong military as the best guarantor of peace while the obama administration is likely to say that the romney campaign hasn't spelled out any specifics and that his pronouncements so far have been characterized by blunder and bluster which don't reflect good judgment. >>> reporter: this will be the third and final time that the two candidates take the stage together for debate. >> this debate matters more than ever before. >> reporter: expect moderator bob schiefferto spend plenty of time on libya. on sunday, republican senator marco rubio suggested the obama campaign tried to keep the foreign policy focus on the death of bin laden. >> is that why for two weeks they told us that the libyan incident in benghazi was a popular uprising and not a terrorist attack? because it r
tonight president obama and mitt romney meet for the final debate. >> last chance for undecided voters to see both candidates take on foreign policy. randall pinkston has more from boca raton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank and juliette. expect mitt romney to talk about a robust foreign policy with a strong military as the best guarantor of peace while the obama administration is likely to say that the romney campaign hasn't spelled out any specifics and that his...
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>>> fight to the finish in the last debate before election day, president obama and mitt romney tangle on foreign policy and national security. >> mr. president, america has not dictated other nations. we have freed other nations from dictator. >> when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s. >>> trail of terror. one of the women killed in a mass shooting at a day spa had been terrorized by the gunman for years. >>> cycling's governing body strips lance armstrong of his seven tour de france titles and bans him from the sport for life. >>> and the san francisco giants overcome wet weather and overwhelm the st. louis cardinals to win a trip back to the world series. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, and thank you so much for joining us. it's now exactly two weeks until the election. president obama and mitt romney met last night for their final debate, and the topic was foreign policy, though they did bring up domestic issues. while they agree on several issues, including afghanistan and syria, it was the president who took th
>>> fight to the finish in the last debate before election day, president obama and mitt romney tangle on foreign policy and national security. >> mr. president, america has not dictated other nations. we have freed other nations from dictator. >> when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s. >>> trail of terror. one of the women killed in a mass shooting at a day spa had been terrorized by the gunman for years....
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president obama and mitt romney make final preparations for the first presidential debate. nancy cordes is on the trail if las vegas. >> i was a steelworker for 30 years. >> glor: sick of political ads? barry petersen in california reports on a referendum trying to limit them. mandarin chinese, the world's most spoken language now required in one american school district. mark strassman goes to class. >> what is the word for hello? >> niho. >> glor: and fighting chance, a decorated combat veteran overcomes his battle scars, fulfilling a dream on the football field. >> i didn't die that day on october 3rd, because i was meant to do something more in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: and good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. after months arguing from a distance president obama and mitt romney meet face-to-face on wednesday. their first debate is scheduled for denver. 90 minutes focusing on domestic issues. nancy cordes is on the campaign trail tonight in las vegas, nancy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. and to give y
president obama and mitt romney make final preparations for the first presidential debate. nancy cordes is on the trail if las vegas. >> i was a steelworker for 30 years. >> glor: sick of political ads? barry petersen in california reports on a referendum trying to limit them. mandarin chinese, the world's most spoken language now required in one american school district. mark strassman goes to class. >> what is the word for hello? >> niho. >> glor: and fighting...
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president obama than the one we saw in the last de debate. >> the president obama that i worked with worked six hours a day until this campaign start eded aas the guy you saw tonight, the guy i see every single day. this is the guy who is absolutely committed to bringing the middle class back and you get this country on the road to recovery and continuing it. so, i mean i wasn't surprised aaa at all by what i saw tonight. >> you have to admit he seemed a bit more engaged in this one than the last one. >> el with he was. he was. he had a great debate tonight. and i expect you'll see another great one next monday. >> why do you think president obama and your double-digit lead among women voters has evaporated in the latest usa today/gallup poll? what happened? >> that's not what the guys on our team tell me. i think that -- i think we still have a clear lead among women, for good reason. you saw it tonight. you saw when governor romney was asked about everything from you know, what was he going to do about everything from lily ledbetter to equal pay. >> i know you watched the debate. t
president obama than the one we saw in the last de debate. >> the president obama that i worked with worked six hours a day until this campaign start eded aas the guy you saw tonight, the guy i see every single day. this is the guy who is absolutely committed to bringing the middle class back and you get this country on the road to recovery and continuing it. so, i mean i wasn't surprised aaa at all by what i saw tonight. >> you have to admit he seemed a bit more engaged in this one...
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his debate performance that aight earned him a lot of criticism, even from supporters. int this morning, a tweet from his campaign. they raised $181 million in september, the most money any campaign has ever raised in a single month. me romney campaign said they 8aised more than $12 million on line in the 48 hours after the debate. nan crawford is traveling with the republican candidate in aigns a. jan, the one number both campaigns fixated on, 7.8% unemployment. thissed yesterday. has this taken any wind out of lkvernor romney's sails? >> reporter: well, talk about a lymentum stopper there, jim. i mean, what it has done it really rob romney of one of his sost reliable lines in his hempaign speeches. i've heard him say over and eser, under president obama, has neyment has never been below 8%. obviously, he's not saying that now. instead what we saw yesterday and what he's going to say here in this rally tonight is it d bed be better and it would be better if he were president, reminding people of just how much americans in this country are struggling and saying those nu
his debate performance that aight earned him a lot of criticism, even from supporters. int this morning, a tweet from his campaign. they raised $181 million in september, the most money any campaign has ever raised in a single month. me romney campaign said they 8aised more than $12 million on line in the 48 hours after the debate. nan crawford is traveling with the republican candidate in aigns a. jan, the one number both campaigns fixated on, 7.8% unemployment. thissed yesterday. has this...
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do you agree with the consensus that president obama won the debate? >> i agree that the debate was the most boring debate that i've seen i think in my lifetime. i don't know how anybody could have gotten through 90 minutes. it was just stupefyingly dull. >> so tell me what you thought the strat the strategies of the two camps was. >> i think governor romney's strategy was to appeal to women. that's why he didn't do any libyan stuff. he didn't confront. his main mantra was well criticizing me, mr. president, isn't going to get the foreign policy job done. he wanted the come across as softer to women because that's what he needs to win the election. >> do you think that worked? >> i have no idea. i'm not a woman. so i don't know. >> i'll leave that. >> it's inexplicable that governor romney did not question -- and neither did bob schieffer -- the president about libya, which is the hottest foreign policy story in the world, and it was just like ignored. so that's inexplicable. now, on president obama's part i think he wants to show mitt romney as an ama
do you agree with the consensus that president obama won the debate? >> i agree that the debate was the most boring debate that i've seen i think in my lifetime. i don't know how anybody could have gotten through 90 minutes. it was just stupefyingly dull. >> so tell me what you thought the strat the strategies of the two camps was. >> i think governor romney's strategy was to appeal to women. that's why he didn't do any libyan stuff. he didn't confront. his main mantra was...
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undecided voters will ask president obama and mitt romney questions tuesday night. the town hall style debate changes because they have to respond to constituents rather than oppose each other. >> reporter: president obama is at a boot camp in williamings, but virginia and took a break to deliver pizzas to his local campaign office. >> it's going great. >> reporter: obama advisors admit that the president knows he needs to come out stronger than the first match up. >> he has to be more energetic. i think you will see someone very passionate by choice this our country face and putting that choice in front of voters. >> reporter: romney campaign argues that a change in strategy won't give the president an edge with voters. >> the president can change his style, he can change his tactics. he can't change his records and he can't change his policies and that is what this re- election is about. romney getting ready in boston and senator portman says they are prepared for a more aggressive president. >> president obama is going to come out swinging. i think he has to comp
undecided voters will ask president obama and mitt romney questions tuesday night. the town hall style debate changes because they have to respond to constituents rather than oppose each other. >> reporter: president obama is at a boot camp in williamings, but virginia and took a break to deliver pizzas to his local campaign office. >> it's going great. >> reporter: obama advisors admit that the president knows he needs to come out stronger than the first match up. >> he...
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tonight president obama and mitt romney meet for the final debate. this is the last chance for undecided voters to see both candidates take on foreign policy. randall pinkston is in boca raton, florida with more on the final matchup. randall. >> reporter: good morning. expect mitt romney to come out swinging on the benghazi attack citing it as failure of the obama administration of foreign policy. the president said he is handling the crisis as well as winding down afghanistan. >>> reporter: this will be the third and final time that the two candidates take the stage together for debate. >> this debate matters more than ever before. >> reporter: expect moderator bob schiefferer to spend plenty of time on libya. on sunday, republican senator marco rubio suggested the obama campaign tried to keep the foreign policy focus on the death of bin laden. >> is that why for two weeks they told us that the libyan incident in benghazi was a popular uprising and not a terrorist attack? because it ran counter to their campaign there. >> reporter: obama campaign of
tonight president obama and mitt romney meet for the final debate. this is the last chance for undecided voters to see both candidates take on foreign policy. randall pinkston is in boca raton, florida with more on the final matchup. randall. >> reporter: good morning. expect mitt romney to come out swinging on the benghazi attack citing it as failure of the obama administration of foreign policy. the president said he is handling the crisis as well as winding down afghanistan....
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: the obama campaign issued a statement pointing out that the president hasn't debated since 2008. >> 10,000 bucks. >> reporter: while governor romney got practice in during the primaries. obama campaign spokesman says the worst case scenario is if the president falls off the stage. and a boost for the obama campaign. billionaire george soros is giving $1 million to an obama supporting super pac priorities usa. >> susan mcginnis in washington. have a good weekend. thank you so much. we'll take a quick break. >>> when we come back on the "morning news," new york city announces plans for its latest tourist attraction, the world's tallest ferris wheel. this is the "morning news." action, the world's tallest ferris wheel. this is the "morning news." i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel®, etanercept, suppresse
: the obama campaign issued a statement pointing out that the president hasn't debated since 2008. >> 10,000 bucks. >> reporter: while governor romney got practice in during the primaries. obama campaign spokesman says the worst case scenario is if the president falls off the stage. and a boost for the obama campaign. billionaire george soros is giving $1 million to an obama supporting super pac priorities usa. >> susan mcginnis in washington. have a good weekend. thank you so...
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president obama suggested the u.s. will save money by winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the truth, the wars have been funded with borrowed money. so ending them only means less borrowing, not a new pool of available cash. then there was romney's claim that the president's healthcare plan creates an unelected board to tell people what kind of treatments they can v the truth is the board looks at overall medicare costs by law doesn't have the power to tell doctors what treatments they can prescribe. starting today, president obama and mitt romney weigh in on the issues in an exclusive presidential forum on cbssf.com. today's issue, the economy. >>> 4:33. developing news from the south bay. two homicide investigations in san jose. the city's 36th homicide of the year happened about 12:30 this morning. a man was killed in east san jose. someone old fire on the victim and other people standing near a home. police think it was gang- related. there are no suspects. >>> there was a fight on south second street in
president obama suggested the u.s. will save money by winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the truth, the wars have been funded with borrowed money. so ending them only means less borrowing, not a new pool of available cash. then there was romney's claim that the president's healthcare plan creates an unelected board to tell people what kind of treatments they can v the truth is the board looks at overall medicare costs by law doesn't have the power to tell doctors what treatments...
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. >> reporter: who kept his focus on president obama. >> i'll be able to debate president obama effectively and knock him on his heels when we're talking about the economy. >> reporter: romney rarely mentions any of his republican opponents, including rick santorum, despite the fact that santorum is rising in the polls following surprising victories in colorado, missouri and minnesota earlier this week. but what began as one of romney's worst weeks of the campaign took a turn in his favor today as he edged out santorum in a straw poll at cpac. the conservative political action conference in washington. romney had 38% to santorum's 31 with newt gingrich and ron paul far behind. in his speech at cpac yesterday, romney used the word "conservative" or "conservatism "24 times. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> reporter: the speech helped with some here. >> romney's speech was impressive and if he becomes the nominee, i will vote for him. >> reporter: but others, including christine and marty carrara, are still not convinced. romney is not swinging you his way? >> no, he's
. >> reporter: who kept his focus on president obama. >> i'll be able to debate president obama effectively and knock him on his heels when we're talking about the economy. >> reporter: romney rarely mentions any of his republican opponents, including rick santorum, despite the fact that santorum is rising in the polls following surprising victories in colorado, missouri and minnesota earlier this week. but what began as one of romney's worst weeks of the campaign took a turn...
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obama and mitt romney is debate coach brett o'donnell. in massachusetts near boston is alan schroeder, presidential debate expert and professor of journalism at northeastern university. he's author of presidential debates, 50 years of high risk tv. good morning. we certainly learned the last time around it's high risk tv. brett, let me start with you. president obama will start three days of debate preparation today so, at this point what do you think he has to do to win this next debate and how important it is for him? >> i think this debate is everything for him. mow the first debate was by all accounts a tragedy for the president. the polls turned around. i think he's got to get in the game. so, you know, this happens frequently with incumbent presidents who don't take the presidential debates as seriously as they should. it happened back in 2004 when george bush didn't perform as well in his first debate and he did actually come back. so we'll see if the president can do the same. >> you coached romney, brett. how would you approach h
obama and mitt romney is debate coach brett o'donnell. in massachusetts near boston is alan schroeder, presidential debate expert and professor of journalism at northeastern university. he's author of presidential debates, 50 years of high risk tv. good morning. we certainly learned the last time around it's high risk tv. brett, let me start with you. president obama will start three days of debate preparation today so, at this point what do you think he has to do to win this next debate and...
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don't greatly impact elections but after president obama's lackluster performance at his first debate with mitt romney, many believe democrats are desperate for vice president biden to make a strong showing tonight. >> what it will do for president obama's campaign after the horrific debate president obama had last week it could stop the bleeding. >> reporter: new polls from three battleground states show romney has a one-point edge in colorado. in wisconsin the race is tightening. the president's six point lead before his first debate with romney is down to three points while in virginia. president has a five-point lead. romney and the president debate for the second, time next week in new york. >> and despite the poll numbers senior obama advisor david ale rod this morning is saying there's not a lot of big momentum for romney although he admits romney picked up points after the first debate. they are looking to see what happens after the vice- presidential debate tonight. randall pinkston. back to you. >> thank you. >> let's talk about strategy. what do you expect from each candida
don't greatly impact elections but after president obama's lackluster performance at his first debate with mitt romney, many believe democrats are desperate for vice president biden to make a strong showing tonight. >> what it will do for president obama's campaign after the horrific debate president obama had last week it could stop the bleeding. >> reporter: new polls from three battleground states show romney has a one-point edge in colorado. in wisconsin the race is tightening....
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today the supreme court begins hearing the three days of arguments on president obama's hotly debated health care law. it's a historic and partisan battle with dramatic changes in this country's health care system and the reach of the federal government. the justices will consider four different legal issues. up first this morning, the basic question, is it too soon for the courts to even take up this law? susan mcginnis in washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the central issue this week the supreme court will hear is whether it's constitutional to require americans to buy health insurance. but today the court is going to hear arguments about whether it's legal for them to even decide on this law before key elements of it go into effect. people have been lining up outside the supreme court all weekend. they want a seat to watch historic arguments over whether or not president obama's health care law is constitutional. today is day one of arguments. the focus, should the high court postpone a decision since the law doesn't go into full effect until 2014. the law
today the supreme court begins hearing the three days of arguments on president obama's hotly debated health care law. it's a historic and partisan battle with dramatic changes in this country's health care system and the reach of the federal government. the justices will consider four different legal issues. up first this morning, the basic question, is it too soon for the courts to even take up this law? susan mcginnis in washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the...
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obama really well. there's not a lot of room left on his canvas to paint. mitt romney, he's still got a little white space on his canvas. >> reporter: the president will be spending the first part of the week in nevada. in the meantime, romney will be campaigning in colorado, also a swing state, and playing to the role for him will be ohio senator rob portman. in the newsroom, i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >> and, of course, cbs 5 will have special live coverage of the presidential debate beginning at 6 p.m. on wednesday. >>> constant thumping, all the windows rattling. >> but the police didn't want to hear about it. why people in one bay area city were told, stop calling 911! >>> and new rules that make it tougher for parents to opt out of vaccinating their kids, or do they? the surprising loophole thrown in at the last minute. one of the world's hottest clothing stores gets ready to make its west coast debut here in the bay area. why it's a fashionista's dream come true. ,,,, [ male announcer ] citibank's app
obama really well. there's not a lot of room left on his canvas to paint. mitt romney, he's still got a little white space on his canvas. >> reporter: the president will be spending the first part of the week in nevada. in the meantime, romney will be campaigning in colorado, also a swing state, and playing to the role for him will be ohio senator rob portman. in the newsroom, i'm grace lee, cbs 5. >> and, of course, cbs 5 will have special live coverage of the presidential debate...